LEWISTON — Fire officials said two weekend fires started in electrical fixtures. On Saturday morning, a bathroom exhaust fan overheated and started to burn after the resident of the second floor apartment at 135½ Bartlett St. had taken a shower. Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said the quick-thinking tenant pulled off the vent cover and sprayed […]
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Official: Pettingill home fire started on back porch
LEWISTON — A fire that heavily damaged a Pettingill Street home Tuesday evening started on a first-floor rear porch, a fire official said Wednesday. The cause was undetermined, said Paul Ouellette, an inspector for the Lewiston Fire Department. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage, including houses flanking 31 Pettingill St. The neighboring homes […]
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Fire quickly quelled on Lisbon Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Firefighters made quick work of a kitchen fire at a three-story apartment house on Lisbon Street on Thursday, but the fire clogged traffic over several neighborhoods. Fire crews went to 928 Lisbon St. at about 2 p.m. after reports of smoke pouring from a third-floor apartment. While police closed a section of Lisbon […]
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Lewiston’s Salvation Army store fire investigated as arson
LEWISTON — A fire in the sprinkler room at the Salvation Army thrift store on Main Street is being investigated as an arson. Investigators at the Office of the Maine State Fire Marshal determined that there was a human element involved in the May 19 fire, according to Lewiston Police Department Lt. Mark Cornelio, head […]
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Campfire ashes caused Lewiston garage fire
LEWISTON — Hot ashes from a backyard campfire were the cause of a fire that destroyed a three-car garage and damaged to the exterior of a house at 82 Prospect Ave. Monday night, an investigator said Tuesday. Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said a man put the ashes from a Sunday night campfire in a metal […]
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Cause of Lewiston fire still unknown
LEWISTON — Investigators continued Thursday to search for the cause of a fire on Birch Street that left two dozen tenants homeless Tuesday. Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said he and investigators from the Maine Office of the State Fire Marshal were combing through rubble for clues on what sparked the 7 p.m. blaze at 101 […]